Help for those in our community who are in need of financial and spiritual support due to financial crisis, family difficulties, natural disaster, or cultural circumstances is addressed by Kavanaugh UMC and, more informally, by the efforts and generosity of our members. The church also provides service to the local area by offering meeting space and encouragement to several organizations.

FISH

Hunt County Shared Ministries, known as FISH, provides a food pantry and utility assistance for families in need. KUMC provides financial support for FISH. Church members also contribute non-perishable food for the food pantry using a collection box in the church.

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army provides support services for individuals and families in need. KUMC donates food, clothing, and money from benevolence funds to help the Salvation Army serve others.

Habitat for Humanity

The local chapter of this international Christian housing initiative helps put families into their own homes by rehabbing or building new homes with the help of community volunteers and the families themselves. KUMC’s financial support of the local Habitat group helps fund building materials and other monetary needs of the organization.

WIN, Women In Need

WIN operates a shelter and life-changing assistance for women who have been victims of family violence. In addition to providing financial aid for the organization, KUMC provides supplies for the shelter. The church also shares the excess bounty from our fellowship dinners, the annual Christmas dinner, the Solid Rock Café, and other events with the shelter’s residents.

Quilt Circles

The Cotton Strippers Circles, members of the Cotton Patch Quilt Guild, meet at KUMC. Anyone interested in quilting may meet with The Cotton Strippers on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. . For more information call 903-883-4230.